Exploring In Utero influences on Transgenerational Performance
Thursday February 10
Balchem Pre-Conference Symposium
Exploring In Utero influences on Transgenerational Performance
8:00 am Mr. Scott Sorrell: Balchem Introduction
8:15 am Dr. Dr. Chad Dechow – Penn State University: Epigenetic considerations
from a dairy breeding and management perspective
9:00 am Dr. Kevin Klatt – Baylor College of Medicine: Dietary Modifiers of
Epigenetic State: A Methyl Donor Perspective
9:45 am Dr. Pete Hansen - University of Florida
Methyl Donors and Epigenetic Regulation of the Early Embryo
10:30 am Jimena LaPorta – University of Wisconsin-Madison. Phenotypic and
molecular signatures of fetal hyperthermia
11:15 am Dr. Clay Zimmerman – Balchem Corporation. Prenatal Choline
Supplementation’s Role in Calf Performance
11:45 pm Adjourn Mr. Scott Sorrell.
1:30 pm Conference continues
1:30 pm Dr. Bill Weiss, Ohio State University: Overview of the new dairy NRC and
its implications to transition cow nutrition.
2:10 pm Dr. Ermias Kebreab, University of California Davis: Dairy NRC and
evaluating environmental impacts and how this influences nutrition decisions
2:50 pm Break/refreshments
3:20 pm Mr. Caleb Harper, DMI: What does the U.S. dairy industry’s 2050 Net Zero
Initiative mean to practicing nutritionists
4:10 pm Mr. Joe Kerns: Kerns and Associates. Dairy Economics, Covid and the
supply chain?
5-7 pm Wine & Cheese Reception sponsored by Balchem